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A time I felt like I couldn’t express myself was when I cried and couldn’t explain what I was feeling -Dhanshama p

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There was a time when I found it difficult to convey my emotions. Frustrated, I momentarily fell silent, but after that pause, I was able to express myself more clearly and effectively.-Ronny

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There was a time when I found it difficult to convey my emotions. Frustrated, I momentarily fell silent, but after that pause, I was able to express myself more clearly and effectively.-Ronny

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A time I felt like I can't express myself is when I'm just by myself because of the lack of judgment .I was able to express it by just not caring what nobody thinks about me-kamaya

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A time I felt like I can't express myself is when I'm just by myself because of the lack of judgment .I was able to express it by just not caring what nobody thinks about me-kamaya

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A time I found it difficult to express myself is when I couldn't figure out what to wear and I didn't want to be late to school so I just put on a lazy outfit since I couldn't figure out a decent outfit to wear.

Jayleen. Ortiz

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I don't really express I vent to my self 

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I don't really express I vent to my self 

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A time I felt restricted to express myself was when I lived in Connecticut. There, I felt nervous in a new place and did not know how I could express myself and my heritage.

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I time when I felt I could express myself is when I got an anxiety attack and wasn’t able to speak how I felt because it made it worse and cause me to lose control over myself

Stephanie Collado

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I deeply struggled with expressing my emotions and why I felt that way in the moment, it made me change my ways because then in order for people to understand why I’m acting a certain way I first have to show why I’m acting like tha.

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A time i was unable to express myself was when i was working on a group project and i felt like no one was listening to me. I talked to someone im closer to in the group and asked her to help me and everything in the end was good.

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A time I felt restricted was when I was being forced into something by a few of my friends and I couldn't speak up about it due to fear of what they'd say later. It made me feel horrible, like I was unable to speak for myself when in reality I was just acting the way I would whenever.

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when I was younger and would get upset about something but couldn't explain why to my family.

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The times I feel restricted or unable to express myself I just stay to myself. Sometimes I feel upset.

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One time I felt unable to express myself I was anxious and had begun to repeatedly stutter words and then get frustrated by my mispronunciations. I overcame this by taking a moment to stop attempting to force my way through my sentences and was able to more confidently talk.

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A time was when, i had to work with people who was already a friend group and left me out. I had nobody there to talk to so i left it alone

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a time when I couldn't express myself is when there weren't enough words to explain the exact feeling I was going through. I just didn't know what it was feeling at the time if it was one emotion or the other. it could have been both. it made me feel really frustrated with myself.

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A time when I felt unable to express myself is when i raised my hand in class and my confidence slipped because someone said my answer but in a better version than I was going say.

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When I can't explain what I'm feeling. I tend to go quiet and wait for the feeling to blow over.

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a time I felt restricted from expressing myself is when a teacher was yelling at me for something I didn’t do and when I tried to explain myself they wouldn’t let me

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I felt restricted and introverted when I first started high school. It was a new and much larger environment than i was used to.

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When I was writing my college essay, I struggled to make the essay personal and unique. I wrote many drafts and the process was very frustrating. To overcome it, I continued to build on every little part in my essay, disregarding word count, in hope that I would find an idea that I actually liked. I also asked friends and teachers for feedback and ideas.

-Nicole Woo

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went through the same and it took some time to allow myself to do things, but once you get the taste of being in control over your look, it will give you a sense of power and strength no one will be able to take away from you!

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A time that I couldn't express myself was when someone asked me if I was okay but didn't know how to explain how I was feeling and this made me feel mad at myself.

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Whenever I felt restricted or unable to express myself, it made me feel frustrated and silenced. I overcome through ensuring that my voice is heard and openly communicating with those around me to help me feel heard and understood.

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A time I felt unable to express my self when I had to talk to my mom about my confidence or just speaking up for myself in general

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a time i felt restricted and unable to express myself was when i was dealing with emotions. it made me feel mad not knowing how to communicate.

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i have nothing to say

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I cant really think of any times like that.

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I cant really think of any times like that.

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A time I felt restricted and unable to express myself was when I got in trouble for something my sister did and my parents assumed that I did it because I was always the one who got in trouble. It made me feel powerless that I was getting in trouble for something I didn’t do and didn’t wanna be rude to cut them off and explain my side of things. I overcame it by waiting for them to calm down and explained what happened.

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A time I felt restricted and unable to express myself was when I got in trouble for something my sister did and my parents assumed that I did it because I was always the one who got in trouble. It made me feel powerless that I was getting in trouble for something I didn’t do and didn’t wanna be rude to cut them off and explain my side of things. I overcame it by waiting for them to calm down and explained what happened.

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A time I found it had for me to express myself is when I get angry I tend to shut down and not know what to say or what to do. I end up listening to music to get over how I feeler just sit in silence without my phone or any distractions. 

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A time I found it had for me to express myself is when I get angry I tend to shut down and not know what to say or what to do. I end up listening to music to get over how I feeler just sit in silence without my phone or any distractions. 

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A time I felt like I couldn’t express myself was when I lost somebody I was close to , it didn’t make me feel like anything because I couldn’t fully express myself I was lost for words .

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A time I felt like I couldn’t express myself was when I lost somebody I was close to , it didn’t make me feel like anything because I couldn’t fully express myself I was lost for words .

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One time I feel restricted to express myself was when some friends wanted me to do something I didn’t wanted, they wanted me to rob something, I just wasn’t like that, they didn’t wanted to hear me so my solution was change my friend group

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When I first started high school in the United States after moving from a Spanish-speaking country, I felt incredibly restricted and unable to express myself. I struggled to understand what my teachers and classmates were saying, and I was too nervous to speak up in class because I was afraid of making mistakes or being laughed at. It was frustrating to have so many thoughts and ideas but not be able to share them. I often felt lonely and isolated, missing the confidence I had back home. To overcome this, I started practicing English every day, watching TV shows with subtitles, and joining after-school clubs where I could interact with others in a more relaxed setting. Over time, my confidence grew, and I found that people were patient and supportive, which helped me feel more comfortable expressing myself in my new language.